Colour
#E5CD28
- #E5CD28
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E5CD28 is a yellow with RGB values 229, 205, 40 and HSL 52°, 78%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E5CD28#E5CD28
HEX#E5CD28
RGBrgb(229, 205, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8039, 0.1569
RGB percentages89.8%, 80.4%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(52.4, 78.4%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 82.5%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 10.5%, 82.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,060,264
CSS custom property--colour: #E5CD28;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.09:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#1A32D7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2840E5
Analogous#E56F28, #9EE528
Triadic#28E5CD, #CD28E5
Split complementary#289EE5, #6F28E5
Tetradic#28E56F, #2840E5, #E5289E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G205
B40
Red229 (89.8%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue52.38°
Saturation (HSL)78.42%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G CD · B 28
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